Hot Topic — 66 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 4
- Filings · FY2025
- $125k
- Median base · FY2025
- Dev Ops Engineer
- Top role · 4 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 50 all-time
Hot Topic filed 4 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 56% from the year before), with a median base salary of $125k and the middle 50% of offers between $124k and $140k. That is 26% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 66 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Dev Ops Engineer in California.
How much does Hot Topic pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $125k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Hot Topic's H-1B hiring changed by year?
3 certified filings in FY2016 → 8 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 8 | +100% | $136k |
| FY2025 | 4 | −56% | $125k |
| FY2024 | 9 | +80% | $121k |
| FY2023 | 5 | −37% | $150k |
| FY2022 | 8 | +300% | $120k |
| FY2021 | 2 | −50% | $123k |
| FY2020 | 4 | −60% | $112k |
| FY2019 | 10 | 0% | $120k |
| FY2018 | 10 | +233% | $120k |
| FY2017 | 3 | 0% | $127k |
| FY2016 | 3 | — | $124k |
Which wage levels does Hot Topic file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 52% of Hot Topic's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 62 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I19.4%12
- Level II29.0%18
- Level III33.9%21
- Level IV17.7%11
What jobs does Hot Topic sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Dev Ops Engineer | 4 | $121k |
| Senior Programmer Analyst | 3 | $122k |
| QA Lead | 3 | $130k |
| Senior Store Systems Engineer | 3 | $134k |
| Software Engineer | 2 | $106k |
| Quality Assurance Lead, ERP | 2 | $120k |
| Senior Analyst, Omni Channel | 2 | $143k |
| QA Automation Engineer | 2 | $150k |
| DevOps Manager | 2 | $120k |
| Lead Programmer Analyst | 2 | $111k |
Where does Hot Topic hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 50 | $124k |
| OH | 7 | $139k |
| MN | 3 | $124k |
| WA | 3 | $90k |
| TX | 1 | $157k |
| TN | 1 | $155k |
| NJ | 1 | $133k |
What has Hot Topic filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 66 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Hot Topic's H-1B filings
- How much does Hot Topic pay H-1B workers?
- Hot Topic's median certified H-1B base salary is $125k (FY2025), from 4 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Hot Topic sponsor?
- Hot Topic has 66 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Hot Topic sponsor for H-1B?
- Hot Topic's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Dev Ops Engineer, Senior Programmer Analyst, QA Lead, Senior Store Systems Engineer.
- Where does Hot Topic hire H-1B workers?
- Hot Topic's top H-1B worksite states are CA, OH, MN, WA.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →